⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Blaine; Loup; Custer – Friday, August 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 500 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles east of Dunning, or 10 miles southwest of
Brewster, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Taylor, Merna, Anselmo, Dunning, Victoria Springs State Recreation
Area, Lillian, Milburn, Milburn Diversion Dam State Wildlife
Management Area, Linscott, Walworth, Gates, and Round Valley.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 183 between mile markers 122 and 123.
Highway 2 between mile markers 237 and 276.
Highway 92 between mile markers 270 and 273.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.